Maywood Middle School 2019-20 Annual School Performance Report

Annual School Performance Report Maywood Middle School

2019-20

425-837-6900 • www.issaquah.wednet.edu/maywoodms 14490 168th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98059

Principal Erin McKee

Welcome At Maywood Middle School, staff and students believe in the power of building community and supporting one another to be our best. We are the largest middle school in the Issaquah School District but visitors to our campus often comment on the caring, warm and close-knit feeling of our school community. Maywood is that and so much more!

Mission Maywood Middle School nurtures lifelong learners, creative problem solvers and responsible citizens.

District Report To review the Issaquah School District 2019-2020 budget details and more, please visit www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/ annual-community-report/.

The Issaquah School District believes in seeking continual feedback from a broad and diverse range of constituents regarding their experiences with the District and their neighborhood schools. See the Community Polling Study site at www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/polling for more information and survey results.

Data from the Office of the Superintendent of Instruction (OSPI) State testing is required by Washington State (RCW 28A.230.095) and federal law. The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), enacted in 1965, is the nation’s national education law and shows a longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students. On December 10, 2015 President Obama reauthorized ESEA as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These state and federal laws result in elementary students being regularly tested by the State to assess their progress as they move through school. State tests at the elementary level which fulfill the federal Every Student Succeeds Act include the following:

• Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA): English Language Arts (ELA) and Math tests (3-5) • Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS): Science test (5)

Demographic Data

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Teacher Experience Data Teacher’s with National Board Certification

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COVID-19 Pandemic In an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Jay Inslee ordered all schools in Washington closed as of March 17, 2020. While the initial order mandated school closures only through April 24, 2020, the order was extended to the end of the 2019-2020 school year due to increasing COVID-19 infection numbers across the state.

The Issaquah School District submitted its plan for remote learning at the end of March 2020, and remote learning began for all students on Monday, April 20. Students and staff moved to an online classroom setting, using various platforms such as SeeSaw, Classlink, and Office 365. District laptops and internet hotspots were distributed to families in need, and free meals were still provided for families qualifying for the Free and Reduced Lunch program at designated pick up spots around the district daily.

Highlights Maywood Middle School opened for grades 6-8 in the fall of 1969. In the 2019-2020 school year we served 1,230 students from the surrounding area that includes Renton Highlands, Newcastle and parts of Issaquah and Maple Valley. Students who are promoted from 8th grade at Maywood typically attend Liberty High School or Gibson Ek High School also in the Issaquah School District.

Maywood teachers structure rich learning opportunities for students via engaging course work that is aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and closely matches the offerings at the other middle schools in the Issaquah School District. Core courses offer students a strong foundation in essential skills and knowledge. Students can self-select advanced learning opportunities to meet student learning goals in Math Science and English Language Arts. With an experienced and dedicated teaching staff, students at MMS benefit from excellence and best practices in instruction.

Math: All District middle schools have adopted the math curriculum, Connected Math Program (CMP). Students choosing an advanced path may complete Algebra 1 or Geometry by the end of 8th grade. This allows Maywood students to enter high school on track to reach the highest levels of high school math.

English Language Arts: Students engage in a CCSS aligned curriculum through the workshop model that allow students to receive high-quality instruction and to pursue topics and themes of greatest interest. Students explore fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry. Students engage in writing personal narratives, explanatory essays, argumentative essays, poetry, short stories and analytical essays. Advanced ELA courses with a higher-level reading and writing demands are offered at each grade level.

Social Studies: Students study Ancient Civilizations, World History, Washington State History, US History and Civics. Skills emphasized include CCSS aligned speaking, listening, reading, writing learning activities. There is an emphasis on simulations, personal responsibility, document analysis, critical thinking and civil discussions throughout grade levels.

Science: Students study Life, Earth and Physical Science throughout their time at Maywood Middle School. Course are inquiry and lab based with an emphasis on all components of the scientific process. Students choosing Path 2 may complete Biology by the end of 8th grade for high school credit.

World Language: First-year Spanish and Japanese are offered for high-school credit during a student’s 8th grade year. This allows our students to enrich their middle school academic experience and reach even higher levels of world language learning in high school.

Our elective offerings are in the areas of fine arts, technology and fitness. Career and Technology Education (CTE) electives are offered and include: Computer Science (CS) Discoveries, Cooking, Design and Modeling and Automation and Robotics I & II. Many of our CTE electives follow the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) curriculum.

Improving Student Achievement

Maywood is dedicated to helping all students make the learning gains necessary to be successful. Staff members work in collaborative teams to build instructional skill and to support students with academic struggles. Read 180 and Math 180 programs are designed to address the needs of students achieving below grade level in these subject areas. Additionally many teachers have class policies that allow for students to redo assignments and/or assessments in order to best capture what students know and are able to do.

Additional interventions to assist students in making learning gains include: • After School Math Lab • After School Homework Club • After School Charger 180 Program

Special Programs • • • • • • • •

Positive Behavior and Social Emotional Support (PBSES) Second Step Social Emotional Learning Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) English Language Learner (ELL) classes LRC1 and LRC2 Special Education classes Swedish Mental Health Counselor CORE YMCA Outdoor Education !mpact After School Care

Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities

We believe at Maywood that it is important for students to take part in opportunities outside the classroom in order to learn, grow and make positive connections. Almost all clubs, activities and athletic teams have a Maywood staff member as the advisor or coach. In the 2019-20 school year 62% of the MMS student body participated in a club, sport or activity. Students are encouraged to start new clubs and activities and to take part in sports teams regardless of their prior experience.

Clubs, Sports & Activity Opportunities include: Extreme Strings Orchestra, Jazz Band, Chorus, Leadership, Honor Society, Yearbook, Drama, Math Club, Math Lab, Science Club, Robotics Club, Rubik’s Cube Club, Fiber Arts Club, Green Team Club, GSA Club, Speaking for Success Club, Dungeons & Dragons Club, Athletic Opportunities include: Co-ed Cross Country, Girls’ Volleyball, Intramural Volleyball, Co-ed Softball, Wrestling, Girls’ Basketball, Intramural Girls’ Basketball, Boys’ Basketball, Intramural Boys’ Basketball, Girls’ Soccer, Intramural Girls’ Soccer and Co-ed Track.

Maywood qualified as a Sustaining Green School (Level 4) for the past three years in a row due to consistent efforts around sustainability and education. Our Green Team continues to be recognized by King County as a leader in school-based sustainability efforts.

What’s New

Our Charger Time program meets four days a week for 30 minutes and promotes the academic and social emotional well-being of our students. It is a time for reading, social emotional lessons, assignment retakes and redos as well as student-led lessons on a variety of topics to support student success.

Maywood has completed the following facility updates recently: • Installed water bottle filling station in cafeteria • Installed large screen monitors in commons and gym foyer • Mounted a four-panel student-created mural in commons • Added additional classrooms and classroom furniture • Installed and implemented new safety and security features and procedures • Installed perimeter security fence

Just So You Know...

Maywood Middle School adopted the Maywood Way in the 2015-16 school year to which staff and students have committed to “Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Be Your Best”. These guide how we teach school-wide expectations and how we recognize students for their positive behavior. It is also the measure by which students earn Charger Cheers to celebrate and reward positive behavior school wide.

Maywood benefits from a very supportive Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA), Issaquah Schools Foundation (ISF) and parent community.

State Testing Two tests given to middle school students—The Smarter Balanced Assessment and the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science help indicate how well Issaquah students are learning.

COVID-19 Disclaimer

Due to early facility closure and suspension of end of year testing, 2019-2020 assessment data is not available. The data below relfects the school’s scores for the 2018-2019 school year.

Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA)

The SBA consists of two parts: a computer adaptive test and a performance task. Writing is included at every grade level and students are asked to solve multi-step, real-world problems in math. Performance tasks ask students to determine an array of research, writing, and problem solving skills. The SBA results describe student achievement (how much students know at the end of the year).

The Grade Level Total ELA and Grade Level Total Math charts on the right-hand side of the page indicate the percent of students in sixth, seventh, and eigth grade who met or exceeded standard in ELA and Math on the SBA compared to the percent of students who met or exceeded standard in ELA and Math district-wide.

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The WCAS fulfills the federal requirement that students100 be tested in Science once at the elementary level.

The WCAS measures the level of proficiency students 80 have achieved (what students know and can do) based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The WCAS assesses all three dimensions of the 60 learning standards (Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts).

The numbers on the chart represent the percentage of 40 students in grade 8 who met or exceeded standard on the NGSS compared to the percentage of students in 20 grade 8 who met or exceeded standard district-wide.

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